Chair or sofa with interchangeable seat.



J. E. BEZOLD. CHAIR 0R SOFA WITH IN'I'BRGHANGBABLB SAT.

Patented July 11, 1911.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1910. 997,737.

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J. B. BEZOLD.

GHAIR 0R SOFA WITH INTERGHANGEABLB SEAT.

Y APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1910. 997,737.

Patented July 11, 1911.

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JOHN E. BEZOLD,

OF UERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CHAIR OR SOFA WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SEAT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. BEZOLD, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chairsand Sofas with Interchangeable Seats, of which the following is aspecification.

rEhe object of my invention is to provide a chair, sofa or conch with aseat that is capable of being turned around with the bottom upward, inord-er, when not in use., to prevent the soiling thereof or to keep thedust ofi' the covering of the upholstery 0r to spa-re the upholsteryfrom damage.

ln the drawing, which fo-rms a part of this specification, A denotes theseat base, B the back of the sofa and 2 the cushioned or upholsteredseat proper. The lower edge of the back B is set off from the seat baseA and formed with cross notches, as will be hereinafter specified. Theseat proper' has attached to the bottom of the open frame 3, whichserves as a support for the upholstery and the springs, a board 4T, asshown in Fig. el, or a second upholstered seat 5, as shown in Fig. 7.The seat 2 and board 4 or second seat 5 are so arranged relative to theframe 3 that offset portions 22, 22 are formed at one end by the seat 2and at the opposite end by the board A or seat 5. These offset portionsare adapted to interchangeably engage at one end of the seat, namely,Iat the rear end thereof, the space 23 provided below the offset loweredge 23 of the back B and at the opposite end, namely, in front, to restupon the front marginal bar 20 of the frame 1 of the sofa. Likewise, theupholstered back of the chair or sofa may be made so as to be capable ofbeing turned around, in order to protect the upholstery or change thecovering thereof.

Tith these objects in view, my invention consists in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts, which hereinafter will be fullyspecified.

In the present example, my improvement is shown as applied to a sofa,although in the same manner it may be applied to chairs or otherfurniture of similar kind.

In order to make my invention more clear, the same is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which similar reference letters denotecorresponding parts and in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a Sofa;Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 30, 1910.

Patented July 11, 1911.

Serial No. 579,740.

2 a vertical section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a vertical section online 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 11 a bottom view of the seat shown in Figs.1-8, inclusive; Fig. 5 a vertical section on line of Fig. t; Fig. (i adetailed section on line (S-G of Fig. 2,`

showing' the means for holding the seat in position of use; Fig. 7 amodified form of the seat and Fig. 8 is a vertical section through theframe showing a detail of the s-eat locking means.

Excepting the seat and the back of the chair or sofa, the constructionof the latter from the ordinary construction, is not changed and myimprovement may be applied to any hitherto. known construction.

Projecting from the said offset portions 22, 22 of the open frame 3 ofthe seat are headed pins or bolts 6 which are adapted to engage key holeshaped grooves 7 provided on the inner face of the board, so that whenthe latter is placed over the open frame 3 with the pins 6 directedtoward the rounded portions of the key hole shaped grooves 7 the bolts 6will engage the latter and the board, when shifted inward, will beretained in position by the engagement of the heads of the pins or boltsin the narrow portions of the grooves 7. Auxiliary attachment means, asscrews S, or the like may be provided at the inner edge of the board. Atthe opposite outer edge of the board, which projects beyond theupholstered portion i), a retaining bar 10 may be secured by screws 11or the like. 1n case the seat has a double upholstery, as shown in Fig.7, the arrangement may be made in any suitable way, as for instance, sothat the second seat is removably or stationarily applied. The seat,either formed with a plain bottom, as shown in Figs. et and 5 or with adouble upholstery as shown in Fig. 7, is adapted to be capable of beingturned around within the frame of the chair, sofa or the like and forthis purpose the following construction is used:

Within the sides of the seat portion of the chair or sofa, longitudinalgrooves 12 are provided on the inner faces thereof and secured to theseat at the outer side edges thereof are plates 18 formed with outwardlyprojecting pins 14. Arms 15 provided with longitudinal slots 16, thatextend from one end up to an intermediate point thereof, and with pins17 engage with their slots 16 the pins 14 and with the pins 17 thelongitudinal grooves 12. At the bottom edge of the back below theupholstered portion cross holes 18 are formed. The bottom openings ofthese holes are somewhat reduced by recessed metal plates 19. The frontmarginal part 2O of the sofa or chair has vertical bores 21 (Fig. 2)arranged in line with the holes 18. The seat at the oppositelongitudinal edges has headed pins 22, which are adapted to engage theholes 18 at the rear and the holes 21 at the front. The seat when placedin position for use, has the heads of the rear pins 22 suspended by theinner edges 23 of the suspension plates 19, that are adapted to carry agreat portion of the weight of the occupant of the seat. As furtherauxiliary means for preventing the seat from being accidentallydisplaced from its position, I provide spring actuated bolts 24: fixedin the side Walls of the seat portion of the chair or sofa and adaptedwith their outer rounded off ends to engage holes 25 provided in thesides of the seat.

It will be seen that the seat attached in this manner t0 the frame ofthe chair or so/fa can be readily turned around when it is desired tohave the upholstered portion thereof lie at the bottom and plain boardseat or an upholstered seat of a different design on top. To do this,the seat is first lifted at its front by exerting a slight pressurethereon and then pulled outward as indicated in Fig. 3, the pins 17moving within the grooves 12. Thereupon, the seat is turned around andpushed inward until the pins 22 at the rear engage the cross holes 18 inthe back of the chair or sofa. The front part of the seat is thendepressed and the pins 22 at the front engage the vertical holes 21 inthe longitudinal marginal part 20 of the frame. Simultaneously, thespring actuated bolts 24 in engaging the holes 25 lock the seat inposition. l

It is understood that there may be various modications made in thedifferent parts shown, without deviating from the principle of myinvention.

lVhat I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. In a chair or sofa, a back the lower edge of which is offset from theseat base and formed with cross notches opening to the front, recessedplates at the bottom of said notches reducing the bottom opening thereofand forming retaining edges, a seat base having cross holes in its frontmarginal edge, a reversible seat and headed pins projecting from theopposite ends and surfaces of said seat and adapted to interchangeablyengage at one end the said cross notches in the back and at the oppositeend the said cross holes in the seat base.

2. In a chair or sofa, the combination with a back the lower edge ofwhich is offset from the scat base and has cross notches, and a seatbase having cross holes in its front marginal edge and lateral guidegrooves, of a reversible seat proper formed at its opposite ends withoiset portions to interchangeably engage at one end the space betweenthe lower otfset edge of the back and the seat base and to at theopposite end rest on the front marginal edge of the seat base, headedpins projecting from the said offset portions to engage the said crossnotches in the back and the cross holes in the seat base, and slottedarms pivotally engaging the said seat proper and guided in said guidegrooves of the seat base.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. BEZOLD.

Witnesses:

LoUrs DoK'roR, JOHN T. CARMODY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

